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Qualcomm to migrate to 28-nm with TSMC
By siliconindia
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Monday, 11 January 2010, 18:33 IST
London: In an attempt to reduce size and power usage of chipsets, wireless technology firm Qualcomm has announced that it is working with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on 28 nanometer (nm) process technology.
Qualcomm intends to move directly to the advanced process and tape-outs on the 28-nm node are expected in mid 2010, reports EE Times. "The two companies are capitalizing on their long-term relationship as Qualcomm works on migrating directly from the 45-nm to the 28-nm node," the company said in a statement. The fabless chip maker stressed the importance of being at the leading-edge in process technology for reduced size and power consumption for its ARM-based Snapdragon chipset.
Prior to this, Qualcomm and TSMC have worked together on the 65- and 45-nm process technologies. The companies are working on both high-k metal gate (HKMG) 28HP and silicon oxynitride (SiON) 28LP technologies. This latest announcement comes after Qualcomm recently announced that it plans to expand its foundry roster by signing a deal with foundry vendor GlobalFoundries.
